Mark Alburger’s 'Broke Dance Intermezzi' are contemporary character pieces that synthesize various harmonic traditions. This piece stands out for its irregular rhythmic phrasing and minimalist-leaning tonal palette.
The player must carefully navigate the complex textures and shifts in dynamics required to articulate the modern harmonic language.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Broke Dance Intermezzi P (Op.312) is rated Henle level 4 of 9 — intermediate repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 5–6. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 6.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 4 — meaning you can already play level 3–4 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Broke Dance Intermezzi P (Op.312) lasts about 2 minutes.
Broke Dance Intermezzi P (Op.312) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Broke Dance Intermezzi H by Mark Alburger, Broke Dance Intermezzi J by Mark Alburger, Broke Dance Intermezzi F by Mark Alburger — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.